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VX Evo

Sailboat specifications

The VX Evo is a 15’8” (4.78m) single handed skiff (dinghy) designed by Bennett Yachting (New Zealand). She is built since 2017 by Ovington Boats (United Kingdom). She has been awarded "2017 - Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Dinghy" and "2017 - SAIL magazine - Best Performance Boat under 30ft".

VX Evo's main features

Model
VX Evo
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Single handed skiff (dinghy)
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
United Kingdom
Construction
Fiberglass reinforced epoxy:
Sandwich PVC E-glass epoxy with carbon fiber reinforcements
First built hull
2017
Last built hull
Still in production
Award(s)
  • 2017: Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Dinghy
  • 2017: SAIL magazine - Best Performance Boat under 30ft
    Appendages
    Centerboard : daggerboard
    Helm
    Single tiller
    Rudder
    Single transom hung rudder
    Unsinkable
    No
    Trailerable
    Yes
    Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
    About 
    11 900
     (2020)

    VX Evo's main dimensions

    Hull length
    15’ 8”4.78 m
    Beam (width)
    5’ 8”1.74 m
    Light displacement (MLC)
    181 lb82 kg

    VX Evo's rig and sails

    Upwind sail area
    111 ft²10.29 m²
    Downwind sail area
    231 ft²21.44 m²
    Mainsail area
    111 ft²10.29 m²
    Asymmetric spinnaker area
    120 ft²11.15 m²
    Rigging type
    Cat boat Marconi (square top mainsail)
    Mast configuration
    Mast foot integrated on deck
    Rotating spars
    No
    Spreaders angle
    No spreader
    Spars construction
    Carbon fiber spars

    VX Evo's performances

    Crew
    1
    Upwind sail area to displacement
     iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

    The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

    Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
    587 ft²/T54.52 m²/T
    Downwind sail area to displacement
     iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

    The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
    1223 ft²/T113.59 m²/T
    Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
     iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
    The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

    a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
    441
    Critical hull speed
     iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
    The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
    3.20 knots

    VX Evo's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)
    No engine

    VX Evo's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit
    Open aft cockpit
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